Airport Sal International Airport

Airport Sal International Airport

Sal - Amilcar Cabral International Airport is the main tourist airport of Cape Verde. It is on volcanic island of Sal, one of the smallest in the archipelago and at northeastern edge of the island chain.
  • URL: Sal International Airport (SID)
  • Time zone: GMT -1
  • Service telephone: +238 241 14-68; +238 241 13-09
  • Address: Sal-Amilcar Cabral International Airport, PO Box 58, Espargos, Ilha Sal, Cabo Verde
  • Operating company: Aeroportos Seguranca Aera (ASA S.A.)
  • Directions by car: The airport is less than 1 mile south of the islands capital Espargos.
  • Flight distribution on the days of the week: Monday (14.68%), Tuesday (13.26%), Wednesday (19.32%), Thursday (18.12%), Friday (12.34%), Saturday (8.35%), Sunday (13.92%)
  • Alternative spelling: Sal-Amílcar Cabral Airport, Сал (остров), סאל-כף ורדה, Σαλ (Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο), Ilha do Sal, サル島 (カーボベルデ), Σαλ (Πράσινο Ακρωτήριο), 薩爾 (佛得角)

Most popular destinations from Sal International Airport (Flights per week )

  1. Lisbon (22, 11,28 %)
  2. Manchester (16, 8,21 %)
  3. Amsterdam-Schiphol (12, 6,15 %)
  4. Recife-Pernambuco (12, 6,15 %)
  5. Fortaleza-Ceara (12, 6,15 %)
  6. Brussels (10, 5,13 %)
  7. London Gatwick (10, 5,13 %)
  8. Birmingham (8, 4,10 %)
  9. Bristol International Airport (8, 4,10 %)
  10. Dusseldorf (8, 4,10 %)
  11. other (39.5 %)

Top airlines (percentage of departures and arrivals)

  1. Transavia France (76, 17,72 %)
  2. TACV Cabo Verde Airlines (62, 14,45 %)
  3. TUI fly (55, 12,82 %)
  4. TUI Airways (52, 12,12 %)
  5. TUI Airlines Nederland (41, 9,56 %)
  6. TAP Air Portugal (40, 9,32 %)
  7. TUI fly Belgium (28, 6,53 %)
  8. Neos Air (21, 4,90 %)
  9. Edelweiss Air (13, 3,03 %)
  10. Luxair (12, 2,80 %)
  11. other (6.75 %)

Location
Opened in 1949, the airport is located less than 1 mile south of the island's capital Espargos.


Statistical weather data for Sal International Airport

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